Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po...

New York, Sep 26, 2007

LOT 98

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 837276, case No. 637778. Made circa 1944. Very fine and rare, rectangular curved, 18K yellow gold wristwatch.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 9'''-90, tonneau-shaped, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 23 x 40 mm. Thickness 9 mm.